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From: ijg@ihuxi.UUCP (Irwin J. Gordon)
Newsgroups: net.misc.coke
Subject: Re: trick name that Classic Coke
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Date: Fri, 19-Jul-85 08:35:37 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 19 08:35:37 1985
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> [It's not the real thing]
> 
> 	I think it was a 'clever' ploy to give the original coke
> the more awkward name, leaving the new formula as 'Coke'.  This means
> that anyone just asking for a 'Coke' will get the new coke.
> You'll have to say 'Classic Coke' (twice as many words and not a
> common phrase yet) to get something drinkable.
> 
It's NOT 'Classic Coke', it's 'Classic Coca Cola'.  They've been very
definite in their advertising to separate the two names so that
Coke = new and Coca Cola = old.  Look at the two cans in the CC company
president's message.